FBI says investigators are still examining evidence from Trump assassination attempt
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The FBI said Thursday it has always considered the July 13 Trump rally shooting an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, even as investigators continue to examine bullet fragments and other evidence in the attack.
The FBI said Thursday that investigators continue to examine bullet fragments and other evidence in the attack on Donald Trump at his Pennsylvania rally this month, but the agency has always considered the shooting an attempted assassination of the former president. “Since the day of the attack, the FBI has been consistent and clear that the shooting was an attempted assassination of former President Trump which resulted in his injury, as well as the death of a heroic father and the injuries of several other victims,” the agency said in a statement. The agency said it “is devoting enormous resources” to its ongoing investigation of the “heinous attack” and its shooting reconstruction team “continues to examine evidence from the scene.” The FBI is also seeking to interview Trump to obtain a victim statement, a standard part of the investigation since he is the victim of a crime, according to a US official. The bureau issued the statement in response to questions about FBI Director Christopher Wray’s testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday about the shooting, in which he said there’s still “some question” about whether Trump was hit with a bullet or shrapnel. “As I said, I think with respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,” Wray said. Republicans, including the former president, have seized on the statement to raise questions about Wray’s leadership of the agency.
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